The Haunting: Water on Broken Glass
By Seabreeze
A/N: Here's the big, exciting scene. Unfortunately I'm not all that great at writing these, but hey, you know. And no, this is not the last chapter. Arg no, not if I have anything to do with it. The next chap's a song fic, and the song is half the inspiration for this story. Well, a 1/3. ;) One more thing- I've got an exchange student deal going on, so this is my last update for a while. I'll try to post chapter 9 asap, but I can't make any guarantees.
Disclaimer: This is really getting on my nerves. . . if you try to sue me, you're a baka. I'm just a kid! * cries* Leave me alone, you big bully!
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Sango woke long before the sun had risen, and she had the strangest feeling that something big had happened the night before, and something big was to happen today- she just couldn't remember what, or even if the big events were good or bad.
Then it all hit her. Almost crying out in frustration and despair, she threw her blankets away from her body violently and dressed with fury. She was going for a walk, regardless that it was 4 in the morning. Regardless that she was leaving Miroku, her friend, and Kenji, her maybe- fiance, alone in a house together.
'Maybe they'll kill each other while I'm out. It'd save me a hell of a lot of problems.' She thought grumpily, grabbing hiraikotsu and closing the door behind her carefully. It took her a few minutes to realize what she had thought.
'Hold on. . . why would killing Miroku and Kenji changed anything? I know if Kenji was gone, there would be no proposal, and less of a reason to stay here. . . but Miroku? What has he got to do with anything?' she scoffed, throwing it to the fact that it was early and her brain wasn't properly working yet. She walked without thought for a bit longer, and then readied herself.
'What am I going to do?' she wondered, absentmindedly tugging at the end of her hair. 'If I stay- I will be a true demon exterminator once again. I will train and fight with a real team, and it- it'll be like I'm home.' She smiled sadly. 'And Kenji. If I stay, I will most likely marry him.' Then she laughed at herself. 'More like if I choose to marry him, I will stay.' She looked at the horizon and saw the slightest hint of light. The sun would rise soon. 'at the same time, if I stay, I will probably not see Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and Miroku again. I can't just forget about them. They have been my family since my real family died. And I will not be in pursuit of-' she wouldn't let herself think "Naraku".
'But if I leave with Inuyasha and the rest of them, things will go back to the way they've been for the past few months. I will be with my friends, I'll be truly a part of something. I can't say that I wouldn't miss that life- the groping, the battling, "osuwari", the suspicious bathing. . .' she giggled to herself. Yet somehow the prospect of leaving with her friends frightened her. Almost as much as the thought of losing them frightened her.
She went through the cycle several times, and it seemed impossible to choose one lifestyle over another. After a half hour or so, the sun had almost fully risen and she was nearing the place where Inuyasha and Kagome had set up camp. She was surprised when she saw Kagome's small and oddly dressed form nearing her.
"Kagome-chan," she said as she neared her friend. "What are you doing up at an hour like this?"
"I knew you had a big decision to make, so I figured you'd be up. I know you've been walking, Sango, but do you mind walking with me?" the younger girl asked.
"Of course, Kagome!" they headed down the path Sango had run just last night.
"So. . . what do you think you're going to do, Sango-chan?" Kagome asked quietly. Sango shook her head and stared at the ground.
"I don't know. And I have to decide before- when exactly is Inuyasha planning to leave?" she asked.
"Sometime in the afternoon, I suppose," Kagome guessed. Sango sighed. That gave her more time, but it also gave her the afternoon to dread. "Sango," she said suddenly. "May I ask you a private question?" Sango looked at her, surprised, then nodded. "Do you love Kenji?"
"No," Sango answered slowly. "Not yet." Kagome nodded, looking at the ground.
"Then you shouldn't marry him." She said firmly. Sango smiled bitterly at her friend.
"It is not that simple-"
"Yes, it is. I'm not saying anything about leaving or staying, Sango, but do not marry him if you don't love him." Kagome sounded almost angry, and Sango smiled at her friend.
"Thank you, Kagome-chan."
"One more, Sango. . . do you love Miroku-sama?" she asked, completely serious. Sango burned red in the face and sputtered for a minute.
"No!" she said, a little too loudly. "'Love' and the monk should never be in the same sentence, Kagome." Sango crossed her arms and looked away, and Kagome sighed. Sango looked at her, and she seemed to be upset. "Kagome-chan?" she asked, softening. "Are you angry with me?"
"Not angry, Sango. I am hurt that you are so seriously considering leaving us, and scared that you actually will." Kagome's eyes were wet. "You're a part of us, Sango. You are my sister." Sango threw her arms around Kagome, and they both began to cry as they held each other. After a while, Kagome laughed softly through her tears. "Besides," she said almost cheerfully. "How am I supposed to handle the two of them without you?" despite feeling sad, Sango had to laugh too. But Kagome pulled back, and her face was serious.
"You can't leave us, Sango." She said. "Inuyasha and Shippo and I need you." They began walking again. "and I think Miroku needs you more than we do." Sango stared at her friend for a minute, but Kagome didn't say anything or look at her friend. Sango could see an ornery grin on Kagome's face.
"You're teasing," she said, doubtfully.
"No," Kagome said, grinning broader. "I just enjoy the fact."
They walked for a while more, just silently enjoying each other's company. Kagome had given Sango a great deal to think about, and she tried to make her way through it. When they reached the crude tent Inuyasha had constructed, Kagome turned to Sango.
"Arigato, Sango." She smiled brightly and hugged her. Sango hugged her back, tightly.
"No, Kagome-chan. Thank you." Sango headed slowly back to Kenji's. Right before she opened the outside door that opened into her room, she heard a monstrous howl and a scream that sounded dangerously like Kagome's. She turned and saw a huge red demon right where she had left Kagome. Miroku opened the door.
"Come on," he said tersely. Sango cursed the demon's timing and threw off her regular kimono, pulling on her demon exterminating suit before Miroku had taken another step out the door. Kirara was full-demon sized and waiting for them. They mounted silently and tore off towards the demon.
"What demon is attacking now?" Sango wondered aloud angrily. Miroku didn't look at her.
"Take a guess."
Sango felt a hate inside her bubble and rise to the surface as she realized who he meant-Naraku. The anger burned her veins and she almost lost her head, but quickly gained it like any demon exterminator would. She frowned and tightened her grip around Miroku's waist. It took her a moment to realize that for the first time, he was in front of her on Kirara. But in that moment they arrived to find a massive, 8-story, blood red demon that held Kagome in it's left claw. Inuyasha had tetsusaiga out and bared at the demon.
"LET KAGOME GO!!!!" he screamed angrily at it. It laughed and held her just a bit higher out of Inuyasha's reach. Inuyasha noticed Miroku and Sango on Kirara. "Miroku, Sango!" he yelled. "Get Kagome out of here! NOW!" he didn't need to say it twice. He charged the demon, letting out an anguished yell as he slashed at its belly. It moved back almost as quickly, and Sango urged Kirara on.
"Come on, Kirara! Let's get Kagome." She said, and the cat demon obeyed. She rushed at the demon's clawed hand, but it was moving too quickly for them to save Kagome easily. She was yelling in pain and anger. "Kagome!" Sango yelled. "Are you alright?"
"I can't move and his claw is in my stomach and I CAN'T MOVE MY ARMS TO USE MY BOW!!!!!" she screamed. Sango felt Miroku chuckle darkly.
"Don't worry, Kagome, we're working on it!" he yelled to her. He turned to Sango. "I'm going to stay on Kirara and confuse it, I want you to jump down to it's claw and try to get her loose." He said. She nodded.
"Kirara, in!" she yelled. The cat demon flew in at amazing speed, and got her near enough to jump and make the claw. She landed on its nail, realizing how huge the demon really was. It hadn't noticed she was there because Inuyasha kept coming closer and closer with his swings, and Kirara and Miroku zoomed around its head so its vision was screwed.
"Sango!" Kagome said. Her face was white, and the demon's claw was digging deeply into her stomach. Blood poured over it.
"I'll get you out of there, Kagome," Sango said. She drew her sword. "I'm sorry, Kagome, but this isn't going to be pretty." She began hacking at its thumb, because it only had three fingers and if the thumb was gone, Kagome would be free. The demon howled, but not because of it's thumb, Inuyasha had sunk tetsusaiga deeply into its knee and nearly took the lower leg off of it. Sango worked quickly, driving her sword down with strength the speed. Soon enough, it was only hanging on by a thin piece of flesh.
"Can you pull it out of yourself?" Sango asked Kagome. She nodded and tugged at the claw in her abdomen.
"It's stuck," she said, and Sango helped her pull gently until she was free. Kagome began to slip, but Sango grabbed her elbow and pulled her to safety on the demon's second finger. At that moment it began swinging it's hand wildly, and both girls fell and clutched to it for their lives. Kagome's loss of blood made her weak, and she was shaken off easily.
"Kagome!!!!!!!!" she screamed. Inuyasha leapt off the demon's thigh and caught her easily, setting her gently to the ground. Sango held on tightly to the demon's finger as she heard Inuyasha attack with ferocity.
"You are one of Naraku's?" he yelled. The demon only laughed, and loosed Sango from himself before she knew what was going on. She tumbled through the air wildly, and her only thought was:
'At least I won't have to make that decision any more.' She felt herself hit something soft, and turned her head to see Miroku smiling at her.
"You think we'd let you hit the ground?" he asked, and she smiled thankfully. She straightened herself so she sat astride Kirara in front of him. Something caught the corner of her eye- a white baboon.
"Miroku!" she yelled, pointing at it. He turned.
"Naraku," he said. Kirara hurled herself at the form, and Sango and Miroku jumped off before she had even landed. In the same swing and with opposite blows, Miroku and Sango beheaded the baboon. As usual, though, his laughter didn't stop.
"When will you learn?" his evil voice chuckled. "You can kill me and kill me, but I will never die." Sango and Miroku turned as the demon behind them hit the ground with a crash; tetsusaiga sticking out of its chest.
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A/N: * wipes sweat off brow * I wrote an action scene! Go me! Of course, it wasn't all that good, but hey, I never claimed it would be. Once again, this is not the last chapter, but we're nearing the end. * sniff * And if anyone can give me pointers for writing an action scene, obviously it wouldn't hurt me to take them.
Youkai of the flame Hishu- well thank you, I'm glad that I'm doing a good job of keeping them in character. I fear they may be a little too serious, but that's the tone of the fic so I'll get over it. Thanks for reading!
RK-128 - basically, if you review you get a note ;) I can't say whether or not Miroku is going to do anything more, but. . . well, I can't say anything, LOL. "she must be nearing her womanly times." * sigh * I will miss the late night writing for the next few weeks. . . I might just set my alarm for 1 and get up and write. . .
Kaylana - you sound like me- fic surfing at 3 am. Rock on, it's the only way to do it ;)
Echelon- I think you're not the only one hopelessly biased in this situation. . . * coughs inconspicuously and points at self * I can't figure out if Miroku let his poker face slip in the last chapter at the proposal, or if he kept it. . . this is so sad, I don't know what's going on in my own fic. I'm glad you think they're all in character, I made doubly sure they weren't. Well, I hope you enjoyed this action-packed chapter. ;)
islandchick48 - I this may be my one miroku/sango fic without groping. Well. . . not much, anyways. Thank you for reading, I'm glad you enjoy it ;)
By Seabreeze
A/N: Here's the big, exciting scene. Unfortunately I'm not all that great at writing these, but hey, you know. And no, this is not the last chapter. Arg no, not if I have anything to do with it. The next chap's a song fic, and the song is half the inspiration for this story. Well, a 1/3. ;) One more thing- I've got an exchange student deal going on, so this is my last update for a while. I'll try to post chapter 9 asap, but I can't make any guarantees.
Disclaimer: This is really getting on my nerves. . . if you try to sue me, you're a baka. I'm just a kid! * cries* Leave me alone, you big bully!
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Sango woke long before the sun had risen, and she had the strangest feeling that something big had happened the night before, and something big was to happen today- she just couldn't remember what, or even if the big events were good or bad.
Then it all hit her. Almost crying out in frustration and despair, she threw her blankets away from her body violently and dressed with fury. She was going for a walk, regardless that it was 4 in the morning. Regardless that she was leaving Miroku, her friend, and Kenji, her maybe- fiance, alone in a house together.
'Maybe they'll kill each other while I'm out. It'd save me a hell of a lot of problems.' She thought grumpily, grabbing hiraikotsu and closing the door behind her carefully. It took her a few minutes to realize what she had thought.
'Hold on. . . why would killing Miroku and Kenji changed anything? I know if Kenji was gone, there would be no proposal, and less of a reason to stay here. . . but Miroku? What has he got to do with anything?' she scoffed, throwing it to the fact that it was early and her brain wasn't properly working yet. She walked without thought for a bit longer, and then readied herself.
'What am I going to do?' she wondered, absentmindedly tugging at the end of her hair. 'If I stay- I will be a true demon exterminator once again. I will train and fight with a real team, and it- it'll be like I'm home.' She smiled sadly. 'And Kenji. If I stay, I will most likely marry him.' Then she laughed at herself. 'More like if I choose to marry him, I will stay.' She looked at the horizon and saw the slightest hint of light. The sun would rise soon. 'at the same time, if I stay, I will probably not see Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and Miroku again. I can't just forget about them. They have been my family since my real family died. And I will not be in pursuit of-' she wouldn't let herself think "Naraku".
'But if I leave with Inuyasha and the rest of them, things will go back to the way they've been for the past few months. I will be with my friends, I'll be truly a part of something. I can't say that I wouldn't miss that life- the groping, the battling, "osuwari", the suspicious bathing. . .' she giggled to herself. Yet somehow the prospect of leaving with her friends frightened her. Almost as much as the thought of losing them frightened her.
She went through the cycle several times, and it seemed impossible to choose one lifestyle over another. After a half hour or so, the sun had almost fully risen and she was nearing the place where Inuyasha and Kagome had set up camp. She was surprised when she saw Kagome's small and oddly dressed form nearing her.
"Kagome-chan," she said as she neared her friend. "What are you doing up at an hour like this?"
"I knew you had a big decision to make, so I figured you'd be up. I know you've been walking, Sango, but do you mind walking with me?" the younger girl asked.
"Of course, Kagome!" they headed down the path Sango had run just last night.
"So. . . what do you think you're going to do, Sango-chan?" Kagome asked quietly. Sango shook her head and stared at the ground.
"I don't know. And I have to decide before- when exactly is Inuyasha planning to leave?" she asked.
"Sometime in the afternoon, I suppose," Kagome guessed. Sango sighed. That gave her more time, but it also gave her the afternoon to dread. "Sango," she said suddenly. "May I ask you a private question?" Sango looked at her, surprised, then nodded. "Do you love Kenji?"
"No," Sango answered slowly. "Not yet." Kagome nodded, looking at the ground.
"Then you shouldn't marry him." She said firmly. Sango smiled bitterly at her friend.
"It is not that simple-"
"Yes, it is. I'm not saying anything about leaving or staying, Sango, but do not marry him if you don't love him." Kagome sounded almost angry, and Sango smiled at her friend.
"Thank you, Kagome-chan."
"One more, Sango. . . do you love Miroku-sama?" she asked, completely serious. Sango burned red in the face and sputtered for a minute.
"No!" she said, a little too loudly. "'Love' and the monk should never be in the same sentence, Kagome." Sango crossed her arms and looked away, and Kagome sighed. Sango looked at her, and she seemed to be upset. "Kagome-chan?" she asked, softening. "Are you angry with me?"
"Not angry, Sango. I am hurt that you are so seriously considering leaving us, and scared that you actually will." Kagome's eyes were wet. "You're a part of us, Sango. You are my sister." Sango threw her arms around Kagome, and they both began to cry as they held each other. After a while, Kagome laughed softly through her tears. "Besides," she said almost cheerfully. "How am I supposed to handle the two of them without you?" despite feeling sad, Sango had to laugh too. But Kagome pulled back, and her face was serious.
"You can't leave us, Sango." She said. "Inuyasha and Shippo and I need you." They began walking again. "and I think Miroku needs you more than we do." Sango stared at her friend for a minute, but Kagome didn't say anything or look at her friend. Sango could see an ornery grin on Kagome's face.
"You're teasing," she said, doubtfully.
"No," Kagome said, grinning broader. "I just enjoy the fact."
They walked for a while more, just silently enjoying each other's company. Kagome had given Sango a great deal to think about, and she tried to make her way through it. When they reached the crude tent Inuyasha had constructed, Kagome turned to Sango.
"Arigato, Sango." She smiled brightly and hugged her. Sango hugged her back, tightly.
"No, Kagome-chan. Thank you." Sango headed slowly back to Kenji's. Right before she opened the outside door that opened into her room, she heard a monstrous howl and a scream that sounded dangerously like Kagome's. She turned and saw a huge red demon right where she had left Kagome. Miroku opened the door.
"Come on," he said tersely. Sango cursed the demon's timing and threw off her regular kimono, pulling on her demon exterminating suit before Miroku had taken another step out the door. Kirara was full-demon sized and waiting for them. They mounted silently and tore off towards the demon.
"What demon is attacking now?" Sango wondered aloud angrily. Miroku didn't look at her.
"Take a guess."
Sango felt a hate inside her bubble and rise to the surface as she realized who he meant-Naraku. The anger burned her veins and she almost lost her head, but quickly gained it like any demon exterminator would. She frowned and tightened her grip around Miroku's waist. It took her a moment to realize that for the first time, he was in front of her on Kirara. But in that moment they arrived to find a massive, 8-story, blood red demon that held Kagome in it's left claw. Inuyasha had tetsusaiga out and bared at the demon.
"LET KAGOME GO!!!!" he screamed angrily at it. It laughed and held her just a bit higher out of Inuyasha's reach. Inuyasha noticed Miroku and Sango on Kirara. "Miroku, Sango!" he yelled. "Get Kagome out of here! NOW!" he didn't need to say it twice. He charged the demon, letting out an anguished yell as he slashed at its belly. It moved back almost as quickly, and Sango urged Kirara on.
"Come on, Kirara! Let's get Kagome." She said, and the cat demon obeyed. She rushed at the demon's clawed hand, but it was moving too quickly for them to save Kagome easily. She was yelling in pain and anger. "Kagome!" Sango yelled. "Are you alright?"
"I can't move and his claw is in my stomach and I CAN'T MOVE MY ARMS TO USE MY BOW!!!!!" she screamed. Sango felt Miroku chuckle darkly.
"Don't worry, Kagome, we're working on it!" he yelled to her. He turned to Sango. "I'm going to stay on Kirara and confuse it, I want you to jump down to it's claw and try to get her loose." He said. She nodded.
"Kirara, in!" she yelled. The cat demon flew in at amazing speed, and got her near enough to jump and make the claw. She landed on its nail, realizing how huge the demon really was. It hadn't noticed she was there because Inuyasha kept coming closer and closer with his swings, and Kirara and Miroku zoomed around its head so its vision was screwed.
"Sango!" Kagome said. Her face was white, and the demon's claw was digging deeply into her stomach. Blood poured over it.
"I'll get you out of there, Kagome," Sango said. She drew her sword. "I'm sorry, Kagome, but this isn't going to be pretty." She began hacking at its thumb, because it only had three fingers and if the thumb was gone, Kagome would be free. The demon howled, but not because of it's thumb, Inuyasha had sunk tetsusaiga deeply into its knee and nearly took the lower leg off of it. Sango worked quickly, driving her sword down with strength the speed. Soon enough, it was only hanging on by a thin piece of flesh.
"Can you pull it out of yourself?" Sango asked Kagome. She nodded and tugged at the claw in her abdomen.
"It's stuck," she said, and Sango helped her pull gently until she was free. Kagome began to slip, but Sango grabbed her elbow and pulled her to safety on the demon's second finger. At that moment it began swinging it's hand wildly, and both girls fell and clutched to it for their lives. Kagome's loss of blood made her weak, and she was shaken off easily.
"Kagome!!!!!!!!" she screamed. Inuyasha leapt off the demon's thigh and caught her easily, setting her gently to the ground. Sango held on tightly to the demon's finger as she heard Inuyasha attack with ferocity.
"You are one of Naraku's?" he yelled. The demon only laughed, and loosed Sango from himself before she knew what was going on. She tumbled through the air wildly, and her only thought was:
'At least I won't have to make that decision any more.' She felt herself hit something soft, and turned her head to see Miroku smiling at her.
"You think we'd let you hit the ground?" he asked, and she smiled thankfully. She straightened herself so she sat astride Kirara in front of him. Something caught the corner of her eye- a white baboon.
"Miroku!" she yelled, pointing at it. He turned.
"Naraku," he said. Kirara hurled herself at the form, and Sango and Miroku jumped off before she had even landed. In the same swing and with opposite blows, Miroku and Sango beheaded the baboon. As usual, though, his laughter didn't stop.
"When will you learn?" his evil voice chuckled. "You can kill me and kill me, but I will never die." Sango and Miroku turned as the demon behind them hit the ground with a crash; tetsusaiga sticking out of its chest.
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A/N: * wipes sweat off brow * I wrote an action scene! Go me! Of course, it wasn't all that good, but hey, I never claimed it would be. Once again, this is not the last chapter, but we're nearing the end. * sniff * And if anyone can give me pointers for writing an action scene, obviously it wouldn't hurt me to take them.
Youkai of the flame Hishu- well thank you, I'm glad that I'm doing a good job of keeping them in character. I fear they may be a little too serious, but that's the tone of the fic so I'll get over it. Thanks for reading!
RK-128 - basically, if you review you get a note ;) I can't say whether or not Miroku is going to do anything more, but. . . well, I can't say anything, LOL. "she must be nearing her womanly times." * sigh * I will miss the late night writing for the next few weeks. . . I might just set my alarm for 1 and get up and write. . .
Kaylana - you sound like me- fic surfing at 3 am. Rock on, it's the only way to do it ;)
Echelon- I think you're not the only one hopelessly biased in this situation. . . * coughs inconspicuously and points at self * I can't figure out if Miroku let his poker face slip in the last chapter at the proposal, or if he kept it. . . this is so sad, I don't know what's going on in my own fic. I'm glad you think they're all in character, I made doubly sure they weren't. Well, I hope you enjoyed this action-packed chapter. ;)
islandchick48 - I this may be my one miroku/sango fic without groping. Well. . . not much, anyways. Thank you for reading, I'm glad you enjoy it ;)